Davidsneal Simple Share Buttons Adder up to 1.5 ssba_share_text cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Davidsneal Simple Share Buttons Adder up to 1.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument ssba_share_text results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4717. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Davidsneal Simple Share Buttons Adder up to 1.5. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument ssba_share_text with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Simple Share Buttons Adder plugin before 4.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) ssba_share_text parameter in a save action to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in the homepage, and unspecified vectors related to (2) Pages, (3) Posts, (4) Category/Archive pages or (5) post Excerpts.

The weakness was presented 07/03/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4717 since 07/03/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94082), Exploit-DB (33896), SecurityFocus (BID 68206†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48228†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Simple Share Buttons Adder 1.6

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06/25/2014 🔍
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07/03/2014 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 127238
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70263
X-Force: 94082
SecurityFocus: 68206 - WordPress Simple Share Buttons Adder Plugin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 48228 - Simple Share Buttons Adder Plugin Before 4.5 for WordPress Remote CSRF via Multiple Parameters, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 06/24/2025 19:17
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (55), 06/18/2017 09:33 (4), 03/24/2022 11:15 (3), 06/24/2025 19:17 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:CD9:103

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